And now for something completely different (ute content)

http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/05/vw-ute-jetta-pickup-kit/

http://www.smythkitcars.com/

It's certainly not the worst thing I've seen made into a ute.

Nice! Especially with the TDI.

Oh, I like that.

Yep. I'd drive that.

I am -not- looking on ebay and CL for a Mk4 jetta.. nope, not at all

I want this in GLI form. 1.8T. Many modifications.

Wow. So... Jettas. How bad are they again?

I like that.

Sort of reminiscent of the VW Mk1 Caddy that I also liked for some reason. Not bad at all.

I am quite taken by this.

That's actually quite nice. It looks better than I thought it would. And $3500 for the whole conversion is pretty decent.

One issue I have is the ginormous inside fenders. Why so big? It eats up a ton of room.

I posted a few things about this and his mid engine roadster project a while back.

Smythe picked up on it and joined the board. He is probably still lurking here somewhere.

I've been thinking even more about this. I am almost positive that getting a Quattro system to work in a Jetta would be possible. Having a small, AWD Ute ticks so many boxes that I'm kind of in a twitch.

Oh, crap. That's amazing.

Mk4s are getting pretty stupid cheap right now, too.

Want.

Oh. Prices are lower than I thought.

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/4601775070.html

Rather do an E46

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=e46+ute

Brett_Murphy wrote: Oh. Prices are lower than I thought. http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/4601775070.html

Run away! Arguably the worst year for the Mk IV and one of the worst years for that engine. $1350 is too much money for that car... way too much.

I've been following this kit on FB for awhile now. Definitely interesting. Don't know if I'd build one, though...

IIRC, the size of the rear inner fenders is dictated by the amount of crap stuffed behind the interior panels in a normal Mk IV, much of it emissions related. A necessary evil given Mark's desire to leave the drivetrain essentially untouched (if the owner desires) and how finicky the VW ECU is when you start ripping out stuff it wants to 'see' in order to run.

Brett_Murphy wrote: Oh. Prices are lower than I thought. http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/4601775070.html

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.

VW Ute with uncorked VR6 noises?

WOOF.

Weren't these gens available with 4Motion and a 1.8T?

Why not start with a wagon?

Another thing that just struck me. You're probably going to be looking for one without a sun/moonroof, which might be a hard thing to find in a higher trim package like a GLX (for dem holy VR6 noises and gratuitous coolant leaks).

Not the same gen as the kit...but I guess it really doesn't matter...:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPN8kFGNPhc

Brett_Murphy wrote: I've been thinking even more about this. I am almost positive that getting a Quattro system to work in a Jetta would be possible. Having a small, AWD Ute ticks so many boxes that I'm kind of in a twitch.

why not just "pickup-ize" an Audi A4 (or A6) wagon and spare yourself the AWD conversion work...

vwcorvette wrote: Why not start with a wagon?

Check out the asking prices for Jetta wagons. They go for big $$$'s